Active Reading
Nonfiction
Writer's Notebook
Potpourri
100
While reading a novel or article, the reader is reminded of a different book and/or article that he/she has read before
What is making a text to text connection
100
This is what known fiction is based on.
What is the true
100
This is that you need to have on every page of your writer's notebook when you write an entry.
What is the date
100
These are grapes that grew wild in Mississippi.
What is Scuppernong
200
This is when the author doesn't state exactly what happens, and expects the reader to "read between the lines"
What is inferring
200
This is what what we find in a non-fiction text that guides us to the page where a certain topic can be found
What is an index
200
This is a category in your writers notebook that you added after you secretively listened to someone else's conversation
What is "snatches of talk"
200
This is what you can use to preview what will be happening in our class
What is Ms. Durante's website
300
You are this kind of reader when you use strategies to engage in the reading process
What is an active reader
300
This is an element of non-fiction that is not an example of text.
What is a photograph
300
This is what you made in your notebook that will enable you to find special objects and/or places, AND The special places are identified with this.
What is a treasure map with "X" marks on it.
300
This is always capitalized and is a person, place or thing
What is a proper noun
400
This is when the reader creates a mental image of the text and/or "a movie" in his/her head of what is being read
What is visualizing.
400
This is what readers do in order to determine importance in non-fiction. (Activity completed in class)
What is filter out what is interesting from what is important
400
This is a section of your notebook that identifies the ups and downs that you have encountered, and this could be an example of what is found in this section.
What is the Highs and Lows chart, and an example of this would be anything of importance in ones life.
400
This is a nonfiction article that we read in class. t
What is "Reader of Rocks"
500
These are 5 of the 7 strategies used to be an active reader
What is Visualizing, determining importance, synthesizing, inferring, questioning, making connections, and monitoring comprehension
500
This is the purpose of nonfiction reading
What is to learn something
500
This is what was used when writing observations while walking through the halls of McGee.
What is four of your five senses
500
This is necessary in order to earn full credit when writing a connection.
What is text evidence